Beck Water Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 No, the fact that some idiot posted a video showing light snow in some part of the Buffalo area does not mean the winter storm is “fake news” or that there isn’t real and sound public safety reason for a driving ban Yes, “Lake effect snow” is a known and common phenomenon in Western New York. School kids grow up knowing all about it. Yes, it shows up very well on radar. Heavy snow in one location and almost no snow a few miles away Apparently I’m not alone: Eric Wood started here, and basically ended telling people to “come see him” LOL https://twitter.com/EWood70/status/1746242981999337816 I just hope Josh Allen opened his gate so it didn’t freeze shut or get snowed in, and I hope we don’t need Squirrel Winter’s QB Delivery Service 3 2 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warcodered Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 (edited) I'm not a person over there or who's ever lived there, so I just get my info vicariously through you guys and even I thought it was dumb and annoying. But I also kind of loved it, go a ***** head and call Buffalo soft and pour gasoline on the fire for this team that ***** lived there through a blizzard that killed almost 50 ***** people and see what it ***** gets you. Edited January 15 by Warcodered 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punch Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 (edited) I have a lot of empathy for humanity in general, but so many people are morons. It doesn't surprise me that most people have never heard of "Lake Effect Snow" but it disappoints me how (willingly) obtuse so many of them can be even after hearing the explanation. Edited January 15 by Punch 3 5 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-9 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 I can’t understand why they needed to cancel the game. 1 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peace Frog Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 (edited) I peeked in on Chiefs Planet message board and most of the sister-lickers over there are calling us wusses (and worse) because of the postponement. Man, I hate Chiefs fans. Edited January 15 by Peace Frog 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay_Fixit Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 No. I’m more frustrated by all the fake Bills fans I see these days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transplantbillsfan Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Grew up in Webster, NY. I was 5 minute bike riding distance from Lake Ontario. Lake Effect snow is no joke. Now I live in Hawai'i for a reason 😎 5 1 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmanfan Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 I’m more surprised by how many native WNYers don’t get it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo ill Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Or you can just not let idiots live rent free in your head. 3 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenorthremembers Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 (edited) No. I find even logic doesn't sway people from the idiotic opinions they are dead set on having. If you have patience try once and then move on. If not, move on. Edited January 15 by thenorthremembers 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaCrispy Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 (edited) No…there are people dying around the world…explaining lake effect snow in western NY is not that big a deal…👍 Edited January 15 by JaCrispy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWeatherMan Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 14 minutes ago, JaCrispy said: No…there are people dying around the world…explaining lake effect snow in western NY is not that big a deal…👍 And some are due to…lake effect snow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustHewIt Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 4 hours ago, Warcodered said: But I also kind of loved it, go a ***** head and call Buffalo soft and pour gasoline on the fire for this team that ***** lived there through a blizzard that killed almost 50 ***** people and see what it ***** gets you. This. If the boys can use it and come out as the more physical team, then the game is going to be a lot of fun for us The chiefs part is most annoying to me though....as if we didn't put up the "perfect game" two years ago when it was like zero degrees in the playoffs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 4 hours ago, Beck Water said: No, the fact that some idiot posted a video showing light snow in some part of the Buffalo area does not mean the winter storm is “fake news” or that there isn’t real and sound public safety reason for a driving ban Yes, “Lake effect snow” is a known and common phenomenon in Western New York. School kids grow up knowing all about it. Yes, it shows up very well on radar. Heavy snow in one location and almost no snow a few miles away Apparently I’m not alone: Eric Wood started here, and basically ended telling people to “come see him” LOL https://twitter.com/EWood70/status/1746242981999337816 I just hope Josh Allen opened his gate so it didn’t freeze shut or get snowed in, and I hope we don’t need Squirrel Winter’s QB Delivery Service Tweeter is for twits even if they rename it X. I am sure Josh's neighbors will bail him out as they did the Bills last time Bills were snowed in. A relative of mine carried a Bills player on his snowmobile to stadium. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWeatherMan Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 @Beck Water Try explaining Lake Effect vs Lake Enhanced snow…that’s when it gets fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmur66 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Just say it's Buffalo. It snows. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Stampede Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 More frustrating explaining why they’re not building a dome. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBillyG Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 I get more frustrated explaining that the state of New York isn't just some large state with skyscrapers and huge amounts of traffic in every town and that there are things like farmland and trees. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 It’s funny as I’m over explaining Buffalo to other people. Those that meet me will say, “why do you Buffalo people love it so much”. It’s because it’s Buffalo. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Governor Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 The bleachers sure don’t look clear to me. What, all of ya got back injuries all of a sudden? Get shoveling wankers! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSE Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 What? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProcessTruster Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 stopped trying about 30 years ago 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billsatlastin2018 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 (edited) IF you’ve never been IN a Lake Effect snow, you really don’t know anything about it. Being that it’s normally an elongated but skinny rectangle,you can sometimes box it out. That is, when I-90 was once closed down from Batavia to the Pa border, I tried getting home to Toronto by heading North to the Lake and West through Lewiston. It worked. The point being, that I went AROUND it, not that where it was- say Orchard Park, wasn’t a living, snow bomb hell! The other time, I was driving down I-81 to Pa for Christmas from Watertown with my 9 month old baby and wife.I knew nada about ‘Lake Effects’. I crossed the border where there had been NO snow the night before. I intended to fill my gas tank up. Immediately noticed a lot of fresh fallen snow. And then… it started. The next 2 exits off 81 were already blocked. I literally could not see the forest on the other side of the highway. We resorted to a contrived, slow dance via 1 half assed useable middle of the road lane. Flashers on, we would all stop every 15 minutes to snap the wipers, it was falling so fast. It was very cold, as well. There was nobody to help us. No road crews, no cops, only the immediate strangers in front and behind! I was ***** scared, watching the gauge edge towards ‘E’. And hearing ‘Falalalala’… “less than an inch in Syracuse… all is well” on the radio. 🙄 Finally, we made it through and gassed up North of 90 somewhere. I said my prayers and had a sore neck for days,for the hours of squinting 1 inch away from the windshield. People have no idea if they haven’t lived through one! NONE! Edited January 15 by Billsatlastin2018 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaBillsFanSince1973 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Quote Is anyone else a little frustrated by having to explain Lake Effect Snow to non WNYers? not at all. no need to explain. unless you've lived it you'll never really know. and yes, I survived the blizzard of '77 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrb1979 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 I get the lake effect snow thing as I live outside of Niagara Falls Ontario. Seeing pictures of other parts of Buffalo not get hit as bad makes me question putting a stadium in Orchard Park was the best idea. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 I don't talk to people so it's not a problem for me 2 3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTLBillsfan Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 I have a simple and surprisingly quite effective of explaining Lake Effect Snow to people here in South Florida. Down here, especially in the summer we can have a situation where one area can have torrential downpours while the sun is shining less than a mile away as the rain bands come off the ocean. I used to live north of Syracuse and can remember many times driving home from work in bright sunshine and when I get past the Cicero exit of I-81 it was whiteout with heavy snow. When I explain it that way to the locals, they seem to understand. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pine Barrens Mafia Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 3 hours ago, JaCrispy said: No…there are people dying around the world…explaining lake effect snow in western NY is not that big a deal…👍 Won't someone think of the children?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 I’m not the least bit frustrated. Just one question though…..What’s lake effect snow? 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 20 minutes ago, FTLBillsfan said: I have a simple and surprisingly quite effective of explaining Lake Effect Snow to people here in South Florida. Down here, especially in the summer we can have a situation where one area can have torrential downpours while the sun is shining less than a mile away as the rain bands come off the ocean. I used to live north of Syracuse and can remember many times driving home from work in bright sunshine and when I get past the Cicero exit of I-81 it was whiteout with heavy snow. When I explain it that way to the locals, they seem to understand. Years ago, when I lived in Pulaski but worked in Syracuse, driving home I was coming up on the Central Square exit. At the bridge going over 81, it looked like a white curtain. I'd see the cars in front of me go under the bridge and disappear, couldn't even see their lights, that's how dense it was in just a few feet. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whites Bay Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 1 hour ago, Billsatlastin2018 said: People have no idea if they haven’t lived through one! NONE! This. I live near Watertown, and have had to make the sojourn through Ontario lake effect on 81 too many times to recall on the way to Syracuse Airport. You might THINK you know how to drive in snow, but until you've gone through whiteout effects on the lee of Erie or Ontario...well, you don't. Nothing can prepare you for that. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 2 hours ago, BuffaloBillyG said: I get more frustrated explaining that the state of New York isn't just some large state with skyscrapers and huge amounts of traffic in every town and that there are things like farmland and trees. I wish we could concede NYC and Lon G'island to NJ or Connecticut. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 22 minutes ago, QBorBust2018 said: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PayDaBill$ Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 8 minutes ago, Limeaid said: I wish we could concede NYC and Lon G'island to NJ or Connecticut. PLUS a 10000000000000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimBob2232 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Just remember - you are just as ignorant on other topics. Remember that - and the world will be a better place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beck Water Posted January 15 Author Share Posted January 15 5 hours ago, oldmanfan said: I’m more surprised by how many native WNYers don’t get it That does surprise me, actually. I grew up in Tonawanda/North Amherst. We understood very clearly that when we were hearing on the TV about "Lake effect snow", we would probably only get a few inches and would have school the next day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dma0034 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 No. I tell people who aren't in Buffalo that we got light snow and it's clear the NFL is scripted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuba guy Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 6 hours ago, transplantbillsfan said: Grew up in Webster, NY. I was 5 minute bike riding distance from Lake Ontario. Lake Effect snow is no joke. Now I live in Hawai'i for a reason 😎 No offense but I would rather have lake affect snow than oozing lava Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yall Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 People always have been, and will continue to be stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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